Word: roe
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...other end of the political spectrum, alarms sounded. Women's organizations promised to battle any nominee likely to provide the key vote that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established the right to abortion. Referring to the political onslaught by civil rights groups and liberal forces that derailed Ronald Reagan's effort to elevate Robert Bork to the high court in 1987, Democratic consultant Roger Craver predicted that "the Bork nomination will seem mild compared with the political mobilization and pressure that will be brought upon the Senate over this nomination...
Republicans know this all too well. On Sunday, Republican leader Bob Dole urged Bush to avoid picking a nominee solely on the basis of his stance on abortion. He predicted that if the nominee favors overturning Roe v. Wade, "it's going to be a bloodbath getting the nomination confirmed...
...nominee pushed by conservative White House Chief of Staff John Sununu and approved by pro-lifer Bush is unlikely to be pro-choice. But neither Souter nor Bush has chosen to disclose the nominee's opinion on Roe v. Wade, Bush dismissing the issue as unimportant to confirmation...
...that no amount of pressure will persuade O'Connor to overturn Roe altogether. As a result, pro-life groups are urging state legislatures to pass laws that will meet her "undue burden" test, placing crippling restrictions upon abortion without making it illegal. After examining O'Connor's opinions, the National Right to Life Committee last year drafted eight model laws for consideration by states, each designed for maximum appeal to her. "We are trying hard to avoid sending O'Connor tough cases," says Burke Balch, an attorney for the group. "We want the most moderate legislation possible that will still...
...just leave it with this: I joined Roe v. Wade, and I wrote the Akron case, which reaffirmed Roe v. Wade. I have had no occasion to consider whether I would change my views, and I have no reason to believe that I would...